SmartGrind

Protran Technology’s SmartGrind is an analysis package which recommends grinding patterns in real-time to a grinding operator/machine for segments of rail based on a rail template. The easy to use software system interfaces with optical rail profile measurement systems present on grinding machines or other track bound vehicles. On-board a grinder, two systems can be used as input; a pre-grind and post-grind system. SmartGrind provides railway personnel with grinding requirements, current grinding production, and a rating of their rail (via grind quality index (GQI) both before and after grinding.